Reclaiming school in the aftermath of trauma: advice based on experience

Teachers in schools where students have experienced trauma face particularly difficult challenges, for how is a teacher to promote academic growth and attainment of educational goals in such a situation?' 'Provides advice, understanding, and proven strategies for meeting the challenges that must be faced aftera traumatic experience. CAROLYN L. MEARS holds a research position and serves as dissertation advisor and adjunct faculty at the Morgridge College of Education of the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA. INDICE: PART I: UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA - Trauma Comes to School - Trauma's Effect on the Brain: An Overview for Educators - Pretending to do School - PARTII: LEARNING FROM THE EXPERIENCE - Hurricane Katrina and the Children of Louisiana - Inner-city Charter School in Post-Katrina New Orleans: A Principal's Perspective - Reclaiming the New York Law School - Who's Looking out for the Students? - 'You Don't Learn These Things in Principal School' - Not Here, Not at Columbine - Aftercare Support for School Personnel after a School Shooting in Finland - Burned into Memory: Remnants of Bullying and Personal Victimization - Community - Just Getting Through This: Bailey, Colorado - PART III: PUTTING THE PAIN TO WORK - Recommendations & Implications - Resources

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11580-4
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 27/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés